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Programming in C, Third Edition
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Programming in C, Third Edition

by Stephen G. Kochan
July 2004
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
576 pages
12h 3m
English
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Chapter 14. More on Data Types

THIS CHAPTER INTRODUCES YOU TO A data type that has not yet been described: the enumerated data type. You also learn about the typedef statement, which enables you to assign your own names to basic data types or to derived data types. Finally, in this chapter you see the precise rules that are used by the compiler in the conversion of data types in an expression.

Enumerated Data Types

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could define a variable and specify the valid values that could be stored into that variable? For example, suppose you had a variable called myColor and you wanted to use it to store one of the primary colors, red, yellow, or blue, and no other values. This type of capability is provided by the enumerated data ...

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